Walker v. City of Cedar Rapids

On July 18, 1957, City of Cedar Rapids entered into a contract with Hennessey Brothers Construction Company, Inc., for the construction of a sanitary sewer in a section of Cedar Rapids described in the contract. Plaintiff was a workman for the contractor on the construction of the sewer and on August 13, 1957, was working at the bottom of a ditch ten feet deep on Waveland Drive. Dirt had been removed to dig the ditch and was piled on top, in close proximity to the diteh. Plaintiff was engaged in caulking pipe, when the sides of the ditch and the dirt caved in, falling on plaintiff and another…